Eagle Hill's fifth-grade team finished fourth out of 22 teams in its grade level in the Northeast. Team members are: Leslie Amato, Maya Chiesa, Alena Zhang, Sarah Popp, Sarah Vollero and Liam Dugan.

Wellwood Middle Schoolstudents also performed among the top teams. Wellwood's sixth-grade Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl Team finished third among 23 teams in the Northeast. Team members are Megan Gorczynski, Will Shepardson, Joonhwa Kim, Nate Caldwell, Daria Larson, Henry Dowthwaite, Elize Oliverio and Andrew Sopchak.

In February, each team answered 100 thought-provoking, multiple-choice questions on a computer. The contest categories included history, spelling, math, science, English, current events, children’s literature, government, sports, geography, New York, general information, and fun trivia. Scores are based on both speed and accuracy.